Senators target GNOC lottery

Jan. 19, 2013

Written by

Phillip H. Blas
Pacific Daily News

A bill intended to produce an annual $1 million of funding for the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Mayors Council of Guam and the Department of Education was introduced Thursday by Vice Speaker Benjamin Cruz and Sens. Chris Duenas and Tommy Morrison.

The bill, if passed into law, would allow the director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation to assess an interim 20 percent tax over the Guam National Olympic Committee lottery.

"The bill was introduced to allow the director or designator to act in place of the (Gaming Control Commission) to govern the GNOC's special license," Duenas ...